Route Reliability
Los Angeles → Detroit
LAX–DTW · 1,979 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 83%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 2,603
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines84%1,999 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines80%602 flights
Not enough history to rank: American Airlines (2 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
The 3–6 AM departure wins.
LAX–DTW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 51% between 12–3 AM.
Skip Thursday if you can.
LAX–DTW flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 79%.
Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 80%.
Ticking up lately.
LAX–DTW flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon80%(379 flights)
- Tue86%(359 flights)
- Wed87%(355 flights)
- Thu79%(369 flights)
- Fri84%(380 flights)
- Sat82%(351 flights)
- Sun83%(376 flights)
- 12–3 AM51%(37 flights)
- 3–6 AM90%(250 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(395 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(564 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(254 flights)
- 3–6 PM80%(370 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM80%(699 flights)
Jun 79% → May 84% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 244 |
| July 2025 | 85% | 259 |
| August 2025 | 85% | 242 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 228 |
| October 2025 | 92% | 234 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 183 |
| December 2025 | 76% | 209 |
| January 2026 | 78% | 200 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 176 |
| March 2026 | 77% | 206 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 205 |
| May 2026 | 84% | 183 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,603 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.